Climate activists demand MUFG end financing of extreme fossil fuels and deforestation ***Photos available at ran.org/mufg San Francisco – Dozens of environmental, Indigenous, and human rights advocates staged an action…
September 14, 2018
August 15, 2018
New Coal Report Finds Troubling Loopholes in Existing Bank Policies
CONTACT: Ayse Gursoz, Rainforest Action Network, 650.391.6443, ayse@ran.org New Coal Report Finds Troubling Loopholes in Existing Bank Policies Analysis Shows Broad Compliance with Credit Exposure Reduction Commitments – But Six…
July 3, 2018
Statement from Rainforest Action Network in response to Elevated Felony Charges for Peaceful Protesters in San Diego
Statement from Rainforest Action Network in response to Elevated Felony Charges for Peaceful Protesters in San Diego CONTACT: Christopher Herrera, christopher@ran.org Yesterday in San Diego, thousands gathered under the Free…
June 21, 2018
PepsiCo Misses Yet Another Opportunity to Fix its Major Palm Oil Problem
Rainforest Action Network says snack giant’s latest policy still contains unacceptable loopholes that fail to protect labor rights or stop rainforest destruction Today, under intense international pressure over its continued…
June 19, 2018
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Trump’s Withdrawal of U.S. from U.N. Human Rights Council
Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the United Nation Council on Human Rights comes just a day after the U.N.’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al…
June 13, 2018
Companies Breaking Promises Over Pulp and Paper Use; Deforestation, Climate Emissions and Human Rights Abuses Still Problematic
New report finds some –– like Scholastic –– are leading the pack, while others fall behind, despite commitments to clean up corporate supply chains CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1…
June 1, 2018
RAN Statement on Cancellation of C$5.5B Credit Facility for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
Rainforest Action Network responds to the news that that Kinder Morgan’s C$5.5 billion Trans Mountain loan package has been cancelled in the wake of the Canadian government’s decision to purchase…
May 30, 2018
Major Brands Connected to Ongoing Deforestation in Critical Orangutan Habitat for Palm Oil
A new field investigation connects palm oil sourced by snack food giant PepsiCo, others, to destruction of ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org,…
May 30, 2018
Royal Bank of Scotland Announces New Policy Ahead of Tomorrow’s Shareholder Meeting
Royal Bank of Scotland Announces New Policy Ahead of Tomorrow’s Shareholder Meeting Statement from Rainforest Action Network Executive Director, Lindsey Allen: “Today’s announcement comes as a result of groups like…
May 29, 2018
RAN Responds to Trudeau Government’s Kinder Morgan Pipeline Buyout
In response to today’s announcement on the Trudeau government’s plan to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, Patrick McCully, RAN’s Climate and Energy Program Director issued this statement: “The Trudeau…